11 Apr 1835
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1835
Page
1
The Turborough Press is a weekly publication priced at ten dollars per year. Subscriptions may be discontinued at any time with arrears payable. The notice warns of penalties for late payments and outlines delivery and business terms.
The county’s Superior Court began its Spring Term on Monday with Judge Norwood presiding. The major case on the State Docket involved Murphy charged with murdering Mrs. Sugg, but the trial was continued to the next Term due to the prisoner’s alleged insanity.
A cooper named Samuel James of Reading Pennsylvania died on the 18th ultimo after abstaining from all food and drink except water for over fifty days. He was about 40 years old and left a wife and five children who mourn his rash act. The incident highlights the extreme voluntary self deprivation observed in a solitary case.
A boat attempting the Charleston to James Island crossing capsized on the 22d ultimo. Of twelve on board, eleven Necroes drowned. The tragedy highlights peril of river travel in the area and prompts local authorities to review safety measures.
A North-Carolinian correspondent reports that out of 969 government offices only seven go to North Carolinians. In detail the State has four of 206 in the State Department, one of 174 in Treasury, three of 396 in War, none in Navy, and none of 92 in Post Office. The piece defends NC independence from patronage and laments the small share of offices.
A terse fragment recalling the times of Virginia and the curious social practice of courting wives. The author notes debts contracted for this indispensable comfort and the elevated concern given to marriage as a social object, while hinting at lasting impressions on the reader.
The Virginia governors and councils fixed tobacco prices for imports, with wine, sugar, fish, and corn valued in tobacco. A passage notes the cost of wives sent from Europe, initially at 100 pounds of tobacco rising to 150, and the lament of labor rates not specified. Weems reports colonists meeting ships with tobacco and brides, illustrating social and economic exchange.
A gentleman in Wilmington reported his dog missing for weeks. Last week a boy near the ice house heard whining, located the animal at the bottom about 25 feet below ground, where it had lay for three weeks without food. The dog survived and is doing well.
A few weeks ago the belief was stated that stock would be subscribed and paid to activate Merchants' Bank. Now, more stock has been subscribed than the charter requires for legal existence. The town will feel the bank's beneficial effects when the next cotton-buying season arrives.
The merchants' bank conducted by experienced and liberal men assures our country friends they will feel its influence in their next year's receipts.
The article notes a Kentucky college for young ladies has been established and will confer degrees. It suggests adding posts such as Mistress of the Culinary Department and Mistress of the Needle to enhance usefulness, and highlights Perfect Mistress of her Own temper as a premier diploma goal for graduates.
The Spring Term of the Duplin County Superior Court of Law concluded with Judge Strange presiding. Solo mon, a slave, was found guilty of murdering his wife, while Nathan, a slave, was convicted of highway robbery. Both convicts will be executed on the 24th day of this month.
At least 31,998 residents sign a memorial to the Pennsylvania Legislature urging abolition of public courts. The move reflects broad citizen support and frames a debate over court structure and access to justice.
The Troy Tren and Nail Factory showcases Mr Jourden Burden's machine making uniform carved horse shoes, producing thirty per run, and promises to save labor. A steam boat plan, built on Burden's model, aims to ply between Farmington and Hampden canals, with May operation and Paris letters confirming interest from scientific circles.
The note cites a quotation praising progress as the greatest modern improvement attributed to the era. It presents a fragmentary remark without additional context or identifiable individuals, places, or events.
A large crowd witnessed the execution of Charles R. Boyington for Nathaniel Frosts murder two and a half miles from the city. The prisoner walked to the scaffold with firm steps, seeming undaunted, and appeared to expect a reprieve or new chance for safety. He spoke briefly to address the multitude, though the exact words are not recorded.
The Mobile Register recounts Cha R. S. Boyington’s execution, detailing his defiant delay attempts, the moment the noose was fitted, and his desperate struggle to live. It notes the crowd’s cold indifference, his final refusals, and the stark contrast between his nerve and ultimate despair.
A man named Hunt was found frozen to death under a shed in New Bedford on Sunday the 22d. An empty bottle lay beside him. The coroner declared no inquest necessary, but the New Bedford Gazette prints a verdict stating he died by taking poison in the form of New England Rum administered by unknown persons.
On St Patrick s Day West Troy residents clashed with East Troy Irish over an effigy suspended from a tree. The melee left several injured as West Trojans cut down the tree and fought off Irish rioters who fled to Gibbonsville. Two cartloads of rioters were detained overnight and discharged next morning.
Last week the eldest son of Mr Passmore, a saddler of Truro, died after being bitten by a rat. A cradle nearby housed a sleeping infant. the rat reportedly escaped from the cradle and bit two fingers. Despite care, severe inflammation and mortification ended the infant’s life.
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